The workshop aimsatunderstanding
the institutionalchangethatoccurred in threeEuropeancities.

Barcelona, Bologna and Naplesare foreseenasmaincases
with regard the coproductionbetween social innovative practices
and localinstitutions in urbanregenerationsettings. Thesecitieshavegonethroughverydifferent policy frameworks in
the management of underused or derelict
public properties.

The Patrimonio ciudadano de gestiˇn y uso
comunitario in Barcelona, the ‘Rules for the regeneration of urbancommonsbetweencitizens and the Municipality’
in Bologna and the ’CivicUses’
in Naples are among the fewattempts to push the municipalgovernment to become a ‘learninginstitution’.

Citizen-driveninnovationincreases the possibilities for a
broaderrange of people to becomedirectlyinvolved in allstages of social and urbanaction, thoughat the sametheyappear to replace the government in the provision of urbanservices. Local governmentsneed to find ways to provide public value in accountable and transparent ways,
in contextswhere social
and spatialbarriersoftenprevent the involvement of the mostvulnerablegroups.

Increasing socio-spatialpolarizationquestions social cohesion
in local societies worldwide.
Againstthisbackdrop, following the 2007 financialcrisis welfare and
public investment for urbanregenerationhavesignificantlydecreasedacrossmostEuropeancities; dissimilar top-down revitalisationstrategieshaveresulted in new urbandynamics and urbantensions, gentrificationprocesses and social exclusion. As a result, the neighbourhoodisnow the privilegedlevel of policy intervention.
Community-basedinitiatives
and the institutioncoproduce
with the aim to changepower relations and socio-spatialinequalities.

Discussants:

Marcello Balbo, Master U-RISE

EnricBarcena, Barcelona En Com¨

Maria Chiara Tosi, Iuav di Venezia

12 > 12.30

Instant Reporting and discussion

Cross cuttingissues/maindifferences
– Bologna and Barcelona

12.30 > 13.30

Light Lunch

13.30 > 14.30

Roundtablediscussion:Naples

Fabio PascapŔ, Comune di Napoli

In a growingnumber of neighbourhoodsdiversity, affordability, and social inclusion
are increasinglyatrisk due to gentrification and real estate speculation. The capacity of community basedresponses to mitigate the effects
of negative changeneeds to
be furtherassessedparticularlywhen the State isconstantlyretreating.
Self-organizationpractices
can create importantspaces
of autonomy, butat the same time coproduction with localinstitutionshasdifferentimpacts and outcomes on the institutionalaswellas
the community basedorganizationalstructure.